#Politics of victimhood has replaced hope and optimism

#Politics of victimhood has replaced hope and optimism

“#Politics of victimhood has replaced hope and optimism” For all of my adult life I have identified as a progressive. To me, being a progressive meant that I believed in empowerment. In 2002, when I co-founded a labor-environmental coalition to advocate for renewable energy, the symbol we chose to represent us was of Rosie the…

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#Trump, GOP slam Dems’ .5T budget as ‘Communist plan to destroy’ US

#Trump, GOP slam Dems’ $3.5T budget as ‘Communist plan to destroy’ US

“#Trump, GOP slam Dems’ $3.5T budget as ‘Communist plan to destroy’ US” Former President Donald Trump is blasting Senate Democrats for executing a “communist plan to destroy America,” after pushing ahead with their $3.5 trillion budget spending plan. Trump led the Republican criticism after a 15-hour “vote-a-rama” overnight that eventually saw senators pass the $3.5 trillion…

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#Democrats want Mario Cuomo Bridge changed back to Tappan Zee

#Democrats want Mario Cuomo Bridge changed back to Tappan Zee

“#Democrats want Mario Cuomo Bridge changed back to Tappan Zee” Disgraced outgoing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s stain is even affecting the legacy of his late father, three-term Gov. Mario Cuomo. Some Democrats are jumping onboard with the renaming push that Republican Assemblyman Michael Lawler introduced in March to remove Mario Cuomo’s name from the new $4…

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#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both

#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both

“#Hope that Dems’ double-dealing dooms them both” The $1 trillion “infrastructure” plan poised to pass the Senate is a bad bill; the only possible excuse its Republican backers have is the claim that it may help stop a truly terrible one — the $3.5 trillion social-spendapalooza Democrats will introduce next. Contra the hype, the 2,700-page “bad”…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 10, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 10, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 10, 2021” The Issue: Former President Barack Obama’s birthday party in Martha’s Vineyard over the weekend. Former President Barack Obama’s birthday party was a hat trick of hypocrisy (“O, no, he didn’t!” Aug. 9). First, there were no COVID protocols, even as the Democrats push for more restrictions on…

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